"John Smith" wrote in message
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Doug,

So you do agree with Don that a person who allows a dog to crap on your
lawn, is the same thing as your neighbor coming over to your house and
sexually molesting your daughter?

Do you also agree with Don, that the law requires you to shot the person
in
the face if their dog craps in your lawn?

If you ask a neighbor to control its dog and the neighbor refuses, then yes.
It is equivalent to molesting your daughter. I do NOT agree that the
neighbor should be shot. However, you must realize that by refusing to
cooperate, the neighbor has made a request. He has asked you to bring all
possible legal forces to bear on him as quickly as possible. If you do not
honor his explicit request, then YOU are a bad neighbor. It's your job to
involve the police, animal control people and courts immediately, the goal
being to remove the animal from the home, extract a huge fine, and cause as
much heartbreak as possible at the loss of a pet. Remember: You are honoring
the neighbor's explicit request. As a side benefit, you will help his
children learn something which he was too stupid or lazy to teach them -
owning a pet involves work.

Dog owners like that really don't want to own pets. They probably get dogs
because someone else in the house wanted one, but was also too lazy to care
for it correctly. In rural areas, it may be safe and legal* to shoot the
dog. Obviously, it's your responsibility to do just that, to honor your
neighbor's request.

*Safe and legal: Proper distance from highways and property lines, and
sufficient land incline to guarantee a bullet will not travel too far and
hit a worthwhile animal, like a rat, a slug or a snake.